The Level 5 Diploma in Leadership for Health and Social Care Services (Adults’ Management) Wales and Northern Ireland confers occupational competence for social care managers, deputy managers and senior officers who work with adults in non-residential settings or services whose main purpose is adults’ care and support.

NB: Managers who are working in adults’ residential care should undertake the Level 5 Diploma in Leadership for Health and Social Care Services (Adults’ Residential Management) Wales and Northern Ireland which has been developed specifically for them.

Learners who have completed the level 5 Diploma in Leadership for Health and Social Care Services (Adults’ Advanced Practice) Wales and Northern Ireland will only need to complete a number of ‘top up’ units to achieve this qualification.

Diploma Structure

The structure of the diploma is set out in the qualification specification. Learners must achieve a minimum of 90 credits for this qualification. 53 credits are from Group A, a minimum of 12 credits from group B and the remaining 25 credits from groups B or C.

This qualification is available from the following Awarding Organisations in Wales:

The purpose of this unit is to assess the learner’s knowledge, understanding and skills required to work as a manager or senior practitioner in a wide range of settings. It covers the promotion and implementation of person centred practice.

more Develop health and safety and risk management policies, procedures and practices in health and social care or cyp settings

The purpose of this unit is to assess the learner’s knowledge, understanding and skills required for Health and Safety and Risk Management, including the development of policies, procedures and practices in health and social care or children and young people’s settings.

moreManage health and social care practice to ensure positive outcomes for individuals

The purpose of this unit is to assess the learner’s knowledge, understanding and skills required in the process of planning and achieving positive outcomes that underpin the personalisation agenda. This unit covers a range of the key areas of practice that support the implementation of personalisation.
The unit also explores the role of the manager/senior worker in providing a supportive environment for individuals to achieve positive outcomes.

The purpose of this unit is to assess the learner’s knowledge, understanding and skills required to protect and safeguard vulnerable adults. The unit requires learners to understand the legal and regulatory basis for safeguarding and to know the actions to take and procedures to follow. It also follows the personalisation agenda in supporting individuals to develop the confidence to manage their own risks. One of the key steps in safeguarding is to work in partnership with other organisations in order to achieve the best possible outcomes.

moreUnderstand safeguarding of children and young people (for those working in the adult sector)

The purpose of this unit is to assess the learner’s knowledge required to understand the safeguarding of children and young people. These workers do not work directly with children, but need to know how to recognise and respond to abuse and/or neglect should they come across it in the course of their work with adults.

This unit is aimed at those who work as managers or senior practitioners in a wide range of settings. It covers the importance of communication systems for meeting individual outcomes and promoting partnership working The unit explores the challenges and barriers to communication and the importance of effective management of information.

This unit is aimed at those who work as managers or senior practitioners in a wide range of settings The unit aims to ensure that learners understand and promote the professional duty to maintain the currency of knowledge and skills and the need to continually reflect on and improve practice.

This unit is aimed at those who work in a wide range of settings. It aims to ensure that the importance of a whole systems approach to equality, diversity and inclusion is understood. The unit explores models of practice and requires demonstration of skills and understanding of systems and processes.-

moreManage disciplinary processes in health and social care or children and young people's settings

The purpose of this unit is to enable learners to develop the knowledge, understanding and skills to be able to manage disciplinary processes in health and social care or children and young people’s settings.

This unit will ensure that learners are able to identify, obtain, manage and review the use of physical resources. The unit also ensures learners are able to take the environmental impact of resource use into consideration.

moreDeveloping procedures and practice to respond to concerns and complaints

The purpose of this unit is to assess the learner’s knowledge, understanding and skills required to developing, implementing and reviewing procedures and practices to address concerns and complaints. It covers the relevant regulatory requirements, codes of practice and relevant guidance, and analyses the impact of these on service provision.

moreFacilitate the development of effective group practice in health and social care and children or young people’s work settings

This purpose of this unit is assess the learner’s knowledge, understanding and skills required to facilitate groups, support individuals’ rights within the group process and enable groups to deal with conflicts.

moreFacilitate coaching and mentoring in health, social care and children and young people’s work settings

The purpose of this unit is to assess the learner’s knowledge, understanding and skills to support coaching and mentoring of practitioners in health and social care or children and young people’s settings. It includes the ability to understand the benefits of coaching and mentoring and to plan implement and evaluate the impact of coaching and mentoring in the work setting.

moreManage finance within own area of responsibility in health and social care or children and young people’s settings

The purpose of this unit is to assess the learner’s knowledge, understanding and skills required to manage finance in own area of responsibility in a health and social care or children and young people’s setting.

This unit provides knowledge and understanding of how children and young people from birth to 19 years develop. The unit also explores actions which should be taken when differences in development are identified and the potential effects of transitions on children and young people’s development.

This unit is aimed at those working with individuals who have complex needs / continuing health care / severe challenging behaviour.
It provides the learner with knowledge, understanding and skills required to implement the Positive Behavioural Support model.

The purpose of this unit is to provide the learner with the knowledge, understanding and skills to lead active support. It is aimed at those whose role includes managing others to deliver direct support and assistance to individuals

The purpose of this unit is to provide the learner with the knowledge, understanding and skills to deliver interactive training. It is aimed at those whose role includes managing or training others to deliver direct support and targeted assistance to individuals.

morePromote good practice in the support of individuals with autistic spectrum conditions

This unit is aimed at learners who manage and support others to provide quality outcomes for individuals with autistic spectrum conditions. It considers issues such as communication and support strategies, partnership working and ways of supporting staff. It also addresses the complexity of theory and practice in the area of autistic spectrum conditions.

moreLead practice in assessing and planning for the needs of families and carers

The purpose of this unit is to develop learner’s knowledge and skills in supporting staff in health and social care or children and young people’s setting to assess the needs of families and unpaid carers

The purpose of this unit is to assess the learner’s knowledge, understanding and skills required to lead the promotion of positive behaviour and safe responses to instances of challenging behaviour. It is aimed at those who lead services for individuals who have complex needs and behaviour which severely challenge services.

moreLead practice in promoting the well being and resilience of children and young people

The purpose of this unit is to assess the learner’s knowledge, understanding and skills required to lead practice in support of children and young people’s well being and resilience. It includes the promotion of health as well as promoting self-esteem and supporting children to recognise and value who they are. The unit includes evaluation and development of practice.

The purpose of this unit is to assess the learner’s knowledge, understanding and skills required to manage group living facilities. The unit provides the knowledge and skills to lead group living environment that provide individuals with the opportunities to achieve positive outcomes.